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Classical Netagin is syntactically ergative. Word order is subject-verb in intransitive clauses and object-verb-subject in transitive clauses.
Classical Netagin is syntactically ergative. Word order is subject-verb in intransitive clauses and object-verb-subject in transitive clauses.
===Ergativity===
===Ergativity===
*''wi'' = ergative particle
Ergative noun phrases use an ergative particle ''wi''.


*''ʔEs-þay hichem.'' = Father returned.
*''ʔEs-þay hichem.'' = Father returned.